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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 9.131
ব্রজলোকের ভাবে যেই করয়ে ভজন ।
সেই জন পায় ব্রজে ব্রজেন্দ্রনন্দন ॥ ১৩১ ॥
vraja-lokera bhāve yei karaye bhajana
sei jana pāya vraje vrajendra-nandana
“One who worships the Lord by following in the footsteps of the inhabitants of Vrajabhūmi attains Him in the transcendental planet of Vraja, where He is known as the son of Mahārāja Nanda.”
Read Śrīla Prabhupāda's purport on Vedabase.ioThree study points drawn from the translation and purport.
One who worships the Lord by following the inhabitants of Vrajabhūmi attains Him in the transcendental planet of Vraja.
Although Kṛṣṇa is the supreme maintainer of everyone, the inhabitants know Him as a friend, son, lover or master. In every relationship, Kṛṣṇa is the center of love.
A person engaged in devotional service may accept servitude, friendship, parental love or conjugal love. At perfection, that person returns to Kṛṣṇa in a pure spiritual identity.
Śrīla Prabhupāda's own sentences, chosen from the purport as its central points. Read the full purport on Vedabase to see them in place.
Wonder and inclusion. Meetings across sacred places display the broad reach of devotional mercy.
The mood of Madhya 9 as a whole, an editorial reading, not the text itself. See the emotional atlas
From Śrīla Prabhupāda's chapter summary, the lines nearest this verse:
On the hill known as Mahendra-śaila, the Lord saw Paraśurāma. Then the Lord went to Setubandha and took His bath at Dhanus-tīrtha.Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in Madhya 9
Learn the words of the verse.
The themes of love and mercy this verse speaks of.
Bhāva & rasa · The language of sacred feeling
Transcendental devotional moods and relationships, discussed explicitly in Rāmānanda’s dialogue and the teachings on prema. · In the Prema Atlas
In this verse: “servitude”, “parental”, “conjugal”
Vraja-smaraṇa · Remembrance of Vṛndāvana
The remembered sweetness of Vraja that colors Mahāprabhu’s pilgrimage, Ratha-yātrā, and later states of separation. · In the Prema Atlas
In this verse: “vrajabhūmi”, “nanda”
Prema · Love of Godhead
The culminating devotional purpose that unites the narration: bestowed, cultivated, taught, celebrated, and tasted. · In the Prema Atlas
In this verse: “lover”
Concept links are an editorial study map; only the verse is the text itself.
Take one thing from this verse into your day.
How can Kṛṣṇa become more central to your devotional service?
Before one act of devotional service today, pause and remember that Kṛṣṇa is the center.
Study points are short summaries, not the translation. Confirm them in the original text and purport on Vedabase.
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